The New England Patriots are well known for their creativity with the mandated injury report by the league. This week, however, with few injuries and a strong team, there was no need for New England to play games with the injury report, while Denver’s side took longer than usual to come out.

When answering a question last week about whether he could still enjoy the playoffs given his previous postseason disappointments, Peyton Manning dropped in a phrase that “the light is at the end of the tunnel for me, no question.”